'Distant Relatives' (2010)

Though Snoop Dogg recently changed his name to Snoop Lion and become a Rastafari, he isn't the first rapper to get in touch with Jamaican culture. Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley -- youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley -- released "Distant Relatives" in 2010. The album was mostly produced...

Though Snoop Dogg recently changed his name to Snoop Lion and become a Rastafari, he isn't the first rapper to get in touch with Jamaican culture. Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley -- youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley -- released "Distant Relatives" in 2010. The album was mostly produced... (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Though Snoop Dogg recently changed his name to Snoop Lion and become a Rastafari, he isn't the first rapper to get in touch with Jamaican culture. Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley -- youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley -- released "Distant Relatives" in 2010. The album was mostly produced...